Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi

Mohammed Saleh Al-Khilaiwi (Arabic: محمد الخليوي;‎ 21 August 1971 – 13 June 2013) was a Saudi football defender from Saudi Arabia. At the club level, he played mostly for Al-Ittihad in his home country.^[2]

Mohammed Al-Khilaiwi

Personal information
Full name	Mohammed Saleh Al-Khilaiwi
Date of birth	(1971-08-21)21 August 1971[1]
Place of birth	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Date of death	13 June 2013(2013-06-13) (aged 41)
Place of death	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–2002	Al-Ittihad	432	(19)
2003	Al Arabi
2003–2005	Al-Ahli
2006–2009	Ohod
International career
1996	Saudi Arabia Olympic (O.P.)	3	(0)
1992–2001	Saudi Arabia	163	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Between 1992 and 2001, Al-Khilaiwi played for Saudi Arabia national football team. He played a total of 163^[3][4][5] games for the national team. He's the 2nd overall among Saudi Arabians players with most caps. His name is also listed among the list of footballers with 100 or more caps He played at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, and at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, where he was sent off against France. Zinedine Zidane was also sent off later in the same match. He was a participant in the 1992 FIFA Confederations Cup, 1995 FIFA Confederations Cup, 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup and 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup.^[1]

He also participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics.^[6]

Honours

Club

Al Ittihad

• Saudi Premier League: 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01
• Crown Prince Cup: 1991, 1997, 2001
• Federation Cup: 1997, 1999
• GCC Champions League: 1999
• Asian Cup Winners' Cup: 1998–99
• Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup: 2001

International

Saudi Arabia

• AFC Asian Cup: 1996
• Arab Nations Cup: 1998
• Arabian Gulf Cup: 1994

Death

Al-Khilaiwi died on the night of Thursday, 13 June 2013 in Al-Salam hospital in Jeddah. He died from a heart failure.^[7]

See also

• List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps